Toru Yano
| Toru Yano | |
|---|---|
Yano as a NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion in February 2016 | |
| Born | May 18, 1978 Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Nihon University |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Toru Yano |
| Billed height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Billed weight | 115 kg (254 lb) |
| Trained by | NJPW Dojo |
| Debut | May 18, 2002 |
Toru Yano (矢野 通, Yano Tōru; born May 18, 1978) is a Japanese professional wrestler, trained by and signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was the KOPW 2020 and the KOPW 2021. He is one of the first NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions, a record six time and current holder of the titles. He is also a three-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and two-time GHC Tag Team Champion.
He is mainly known as a comic relief wrestler, often cheating in an attempt to secure quick wins in his matches. Though often positioned below NJPW's top wrestlers, Yano has gained a reputation as a spoiler, occasionally scoring upset wins over bigger names and feuding with other elite wrestlers.